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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:00 #149566
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5269 posts 		It's Christmas so once again I've spent hours(ish) putting together a list of 50 questions to identify stations in the National Rail listing of stations on their network. The current listing is attached to this posting. The clues make sense from where I am sitting but that is no guarantee that you will be able to follow my warped thought processes. There are no prizes (except for smart-arse awards) but post your answers and see if you can decipher the convoluted thinking I followed when working up the questions.

1 Sounds like the gaffer of the pub (8) - swiftaw
2 Where the Chinese dynasty drew its water? (7) - UKTrainMan
3 Carry on baiting (7) - nroberts
4 Have laughs with the candle (11) - UKTrainMan
5 Derby runners turn here (9.6) - andyb0607
6 Ecological policy from Noddy Holder and his band (5,5) - andyb0607
7 Cockney command to pass across your valuables (7) - Dionysusnu
8 Makes an offer for the heavyweight (7) - UKTrainMan
9 Notorious spy lives up here (7,4) - Peter Bennet
10 A clip to hold the farm building together (10) - Dionysusnu
11 Would the 1960s England football international use this in the garden? (7.4) - Mikehax
12 Where you buy Chinese fast food (4,4) - Peter Bennet
13 The Argentine valley (10) - nroberts
14 The Navy's here (5) - Peter Bennet
15 Are you going here for the Rugby League or the Cricket? (10) - 37223
16 Where the sitcom boss would leave the office and go for a paddle (9) - UKTrainMan
17 Does this street have a branch of Lloyds Bank (10,4) - 9pN1SEAp
18 The timbre of the cleric (11) - 9pN1SEAp
19 Badger dens (10) - Peter Bennet
20 The value of the scaffolding (10) - Tempest Malice
21 Owned the pasture (8) - Peter Bennet
22 Where you save your cloth from Harris (9) - UKTrainMan
23 Unsatisfactory automobile (8) - Tempest Malice
24 Protect fashion designer Jean (10) - Jan
25 The honoured Castle crossing (3,6) - andyallen4014
26 I told you to carry on colouring in (8) - Peter Bennet
27 Listened to this kid on the radio (9) - Peter Bennet
28 Where the 1960s Wimbledon winner might play (7,4) - UKTrainMan
29 Fine day for a funeral (7) - Peter Bennet
30 Win the Sword of Honour here (9) - DaveHarries
31 Make your home on the settee (6) - 37223
32 Dirty water (9) - UKTrainMan
33 Sounds like what Joe Root could do when he is not batting (7) - andyallen4014
33 Sounds like what Joe Root could do when he is not batting (7) - Peter Bennet
34 Where the shepherd would gather the witches (3,4) - 9pN1SEAp
35 How Alexander wants his sea shore (5) - UKTrainMan
36 Horace Batchelor knew how to spell this (8) - UKTrainMan
37 The village of the idiot (11) - Red For Danger
38 Where you might have expected the 1066 invasion to land (7,3) - welshdave257
39 County stream (10) - Red For Danger
40 One place but two tubs (4.3) - Dionysusnu
41 Only two vowels? You need A&E. (11) - Red For Danger
42 What happens when it falls off the bush (10) - nroberts
43 The shoe to wear in the Scottish church (4,7) - 37223
44 Push Romeo in to get what stops here (4) - AndyG
45 He split from 10cc at the same time as Lol Creme (6) - 9pN1SEAp
46 Not a dry toilet (8) - Dionysusnu
47 The wife of Boaz turned communist (7) - Peter Bennet
48 One time Monopoly token adds a chess piece (7,3,6) - 9pN1SEAp
49 Merseyside fortified wine? (9,4) - JamesN
50 Part of the Triple Crown? Only if you are racing in New York (7) - swiftaw

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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:03 #149567
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580 posts 		10 Barnstaple
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:09 #149568
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5269 posts 		Dionysusnu in post 149567 said:
10 Barnstaple
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:11 #149569
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260 posts 		5 Tattenham Corner
6 Slade Green
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:15 #149570
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5269 posts 		andyb0607 in post 149569 said:
5 Tattenham Corner
6 Slade Green
Both correct
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:16 #149571
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580 posts 		7 Andover?
40 Bath spa
46 Waterloo
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:18 #149572
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5269 posts 		Dionysusnu in post 149571 said:
7 Andover?
40 Bath spa
46 Waterloo
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:37 #149575
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Online 		17 must be Blackhorse Road, and 48 Elephant and Castle?
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:39 #149577
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5269 posts 		9pN1SEAp in post 149575 said:
17 must be Blackhorse Road, and 48 Elephant and Castle?
Both correct.
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:55 #149578
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1803 posts 		2: Hanwell?
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:58 #149579
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5269 posts 		UKTrainMan in post 149578 said:
2: Hanwell?
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 00:58 #149580
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1803 posts 		4: Giggleswick?
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:00 #149581
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5269 posts 		UKTrainMan in post 149580 said:
4: Giggleswick?
Correct.
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:18 #149582
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36 posts 		15 Headingley
31 Settle
43 Kirk Sandall
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:24 #149583
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5269 posts 		37223 in post 149582 said:
15 Headingley
31 Settle
43 Kirk Sandall
All correct.
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:34 #149584
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1803 posts 		8: Bidston

16: Brentford

22: Tweedbank

32: Blackburn?
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:35 #149585
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5269 posts 		UKTrainMan in post 149584 said:
8: Bidston

16: Brentford

22: Tweedbank

32: Blackburn?
All correct.
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:43 #149587
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1611 posts 		49: Ellesmere Port
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:44 #149588
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5269 posts 		JamesN in post 149587 said:
49: Ellesmere Port
Correct.
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:44 #149589
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1803 posts 		36: Keynsham
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:48 #149590
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5269 posts 		UKTrainMan in post 149589 said:
36: Keynsham
Spelt K - E - Y - N - S - H - A - M. Correct.
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:48 #149591
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 01:50 #149592
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5269 posts 		UKTrainMan in post 149591 said:
35: Neath
First answer to miss the mark.
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 03:03 #149593
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It's Christmas so it's time to play station names. 25/12/2022 at 03:24 #149594
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Have a nice Christmas everyone - Nadolig Llawen
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